Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 01/12/05 The culmination of a GREAT theater year, A week filled with gala Patté cheer… So herewith, I’m pleased to restate for you, My annual doggerel year in review, A little poetic introduction Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: January 07, 2005 East meets West, in ancient and modern guise. Art confronts forgery. Deception seeps in between friends and lovers. Moral ambiguity is everywhere – in the artist as well as the art dealer, the academic as well as the journalist. Absolutely nothing is what it seems in Naomi Iizuka’s dazzling and provocative “36 Views.” The play, a beautiful, bicultural meditation on truth and Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 01/05/05 One of our best years of theater has come to an end And a new year begins, with more shows to attend. An auspicious start is this week’s good news: Naomi Iizuka’s dazzling “36 Views.” Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 24, 2004 I love them, they’re perfect, but now it’s gonna change. After a year at the Theatre in Old Town , the fun, frothy musical revue, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” is movin ’ on. I saw the mostly New York opening-cast Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/22/04 Holiday theater is winding down, And so’s the show at Theatre in Old Town , But before they go, I set my sights On “I Love You, You’re Perfect” and “Northern Lights.” Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 17, 2004 Minds and actions tend to get a bit twisted at holiday time. You want warped? Have I got two for you! You can spend an evening with the screwy but frighteningly dysfunctional family of “Kimberly Akimbo” – or you can atone for your seasonal sins at “Late Nite Catechism.” Both shows are making return visits to Read More →
“San Diego is a hotbed of theater. Every year, I see 200-250 productions. This is fertile ground for new work. In addition to the prodigious local talent, theatermakers from around the country come here to premiere their latest creations. San Diego sends more shows to Broadway than nearly any other city in the U.S.”
-Pat Launer